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from governor romney to the county courthouse, i'll be working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin." doggone it. and blunt isn't the only one changing its tune. the senatorial campaign has released a statement saying, we're going to support the guy. which begs the question, will the republican national committee, that's you, reince priebus, right, would you follow suit and embrace todd akin? come on. and how long is it going to be before mitt romney flip-flops on this one? >> i can't defend what he said. i can't defend him. >> until when? tonight in our survey, i asked you, who will win ohio? 98% of you say president obama, 2% of you say mitt romney. >>> coming up, new polling shows president obama gaining on mitt romney in the red state of arizona. plus, outgoing senator jon kyl's senate seat could be turning blue. we're going to be talking to democratic senate candidate trying to win his seat, next. stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, the red state of arizona could be changing colors. new polling from purple strategies shows mitt romney wi
from governor romney to the county courthouse, i'll be working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin." doggone it. and blunt isn't the only one changing its tune. the senatorial campaign has released a statement saying, we're going to support the guy. which begs the question, will the republican national committee, that's you, reince priebus, right, would you follow suit and embrace todd akin? come on. and how long is it going to be before mitt romney flip-flops...
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history we've got the police surprising details of romney's investments where it turns out this republican has been buying into the enemies. most of those top stories are coming your way shortly stay with us. which is slow often enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that you're soft as a horse breeder on the island of a horn at the heart of. his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and horses what sometimes it gets lonely here but horses have become part of me now i've fallen off so many times sometimes that bites as well it's part of my every day life. i home suburban home to it rats like you just saw for centuries most still live off the land of cattle and fish every evening local villagers place their nets and in the morning the catch is always good. we always have enough here. if by call is often called the pearl of siberia and horn is said to be the pearl of by call it's all end of fake forests. and vast staps. it's also a place of traditions respected by locals and travelers alike. an economist turned advent
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akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only that that's also the republican platform. the man who wrote all of the platforms is also fundraising for todd akin. this is not out of a mainstream view. these people are a big part of the republican coalition so it's a big moment to find out what it is that they believe about women. >> when you look at the fact that several republicans are now supporting akin, including some who tried to get him out of the race, you got priebus, the gop chair, former senator roy blunt and others that never left the side when you look at senator demint who now he'll be an honorary host at a fund-ra
akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only...
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a new national survey that indicates a tight race between the president and republican nominee mitt romney. according to the cnn poll, if the election were held today, 50% would vote for prent
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. >> last week republican presidential candidate mitt romney released his 2011 income taxes and after numers requests mt haalso dec rseax forms from the last 20 years. >> there you go. >> i'm mitch romney, and i approve this message. >> jimmy kim 'em took on romney's attempt to convince voters he can empathize with struggling americans in the aftermath of those comnts % o aca he said don't even take care for their lives. >> too many americans are struggling to find wor in today's economy. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck. more americans are living in poverty than when psi a f, and 15 million more are on food stamps. my plan will create 12 million new jobs over the next four years. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get f wrend gd paying job. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >> lobster. anyway, now shifting to jobs. how did president obama turn a slip of the tongue regarding his jobs plan into a knock at his opponent? wellhere he is in ohio sterda l m
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bolster and john king so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. this is stacy from springfield. oh whoa. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0," i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. >>> the young tv actor brutally kill his elderly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murd
some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bolster and john king so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. this is stacy from springfield. oh whoa. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0," i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire. i was talking to my best...
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bell chesh, meaning he believes it, and john king, so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. dfrmths a young tv actor brutally kill his elder ly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murder mystery when we continue. >>> raw politics now. in a case of complaining about the ref when the call goes against you or perhaps in this instance, questioning the polls, virtually all of them, when the polls show you losing. so do the complainers have a case? get ready for a debate on that. first, you guessed it, new polling from nbc news and "the wall street journal" in three battleground states show president obama leading in new hampshire by seven percentage points over mitt romney among likely voters. in nevada, mr. obama has a two-point lead which is within the margin of error and in north carolina, the president also leads by two points. now, nationwide, he leads o
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republicans from mitt romney and paul ryan to sarah palin, sean hannity, and rush limbaugh all urged akin to get out of the race after he said that. karl rove's american crossroads super pac pulled their money from him and while talking to donors, rove made this, his think being what akin was doing to the party crystal clear. he said we should sink todd akin. if he's found mysteriously murdered don't look for my whereabouts. that's karl. the national republican senate committee also pulled funds from akin's race. its chairman, john cornyn of texas, said last week, just last week, he had a simple answer on their involvement with akin going forward. he told "the hill" newspaper, quote, we're done. well, that was then, this is now. the deadline for akin to remove himself from the ballot has passed, and slowly republicans are rejoining the akin bandwagon, if you can call it that. the national republican senate committee, for example, said yesterday, as with every republican senate candidate, we hope todd akin wins in november, and we will continue to monitor his race closely in the days
republicans from mitt romney and paul ryan to sarah palin, sean hannity, and rush limbaugh all urged akin to get out of the race after he said that. karl rove's american crossroads super pac pulled their money from him and while talking to donors, rove made this, his think being what akin was doing to the party crystal clear. he said we should sink todd akin. if he's found mysteriously murdered don't look for my whereabouts. that's karl. the national republican senate committee also pulled...
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bolster and john king so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. aspirin, we need to go to the hospital." i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm very grateful to be alive. aspirin really made a difference. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. and the first-ever es hybrid. tyou wouldn't want your adoctor doing your job, hello... so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of your esophagus
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they're not going to go out and become republicans and vote for romney. >> so, they're going to stay home. >> if those differences are highlights. >> but is it going to be enough for him to say i stand for life? sounds like you're saying i need him to go further. abortion did become a big issue with the platform, competing flat forms. how far does he need to go? >> i think he needs to say he's for life. even his stated position, which i don't agree with necessarily, but in cases of incest, rape or the life of the mother, i still think that's a strark contrast. >> just has to tout. he has to put his fist down and say. >> that's exactly right. i think again, the point is, not only will it energize evangelical voters, i think it will really suppress is turnout. they're talking to me about it. i had one african-american pastor in our area who said it's an insult to me to say that the fight for marriage equality is like racial equality. he said don't equate sin with the color of my skin and i think there are african-americans who feel that way and i think by highlighting these stark diffe
they're not going to go out and become republicans and vote for romney. >> so, they're going to stay home. >> if those differences are highlights. >> but is it going to be enough for him to say i stand for life? sounds like you're saying i need him to go further. abortion did become a big issue with the platform, competing flat forms. how far does he need to go? >> i think he needs to say he's for life. even his stated position, which i don't agree with necessarily, but...
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. >> i'm not a republican, i'm not a democrat, i'm a christocrat. (laughter) >> stephen: so please join him even if you're a jewpublican. (laughter) again, aloha. (laughter) now, folks, this prayer will help mitt romney win over undecided voters-- especially the biggest undecided voter of them all, god. i mean, he may be all-knowing but he would still like to know a little bit more about mitt's tax returns. (laughter) in fact, god is three undecided voters-- the father, the son, and the holy spirit. and you've got to figure the son is leaning obama what with the long hair and the loaf and fish handouts to the poor. get a job, hippy! (laughter) (cheers and applause) can't stay 33 forever. move out of your mom's house. (laughter) but mitt, mitt has still got a shot with the old man. he's right in mitt's core demo-- he's old, male, vengeful, and he lives in a gated community. (laughter and applause) so right now i'm going to engage in a little targeted adverpraying. let me get out my lucky prayer hat right here. (laughter) and put on my patented prayer
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. >>> the republican presidential candidate mitt romney and obama are preparing for the debate this week. greta the vice president was in florida telling some older voters that republicans want to drastically change medicare and mean while call ryan hammered the obama administration on the economy. >>> did not want to tell you that the not for medicare that there for a thing called life called doctor care. >>> as a result of the most predictable economic crisis in our history and not extended a credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. >>> mean while their home in their debate technique and a lot of practice sessions. that i'm getting a lot of help from the ohio senator the plays president obama and the president's preparations the massachusetts senator kerrey is standing in for mitt romney. >>> concerns about pollution and prompting a spare the air day call in the bay area. >>> a heat wave is upon us with air quality officials in and commit unhealthy for a second day in a row. people and fast to cut their driving to out the day and try to avoid outdoor activities d
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republican presidential nominee mitt romney finally released his much anticipated two thousand and eleven tax returns the three hundred seventy nine page return shows he paid a tax rate of over forty percent though there's debate over how that number was calculated his tax return also reveals ties to his cayman island investments and the performance of his goldman sachs funds but perhaps the most important yet overlooked item on his two thousand and eleven tax return is romney's foreign investments and mitt romney family trust return shows romney purchased shares in two giant russian companies romney invested in russian energy firm gazprom and russian internet firm and acts the largest search engine in the country the records show romney invested over a thousand shares in both countries tax records also show romney sold both shares at a loss last september right before the presidential election season kicked off but what's puzzling is that the presidential hopeful took interest and invested in a country he recently bashed just to russia this is without question our number one geopolitical
republican presidential nominee mitt romney finally released his much anticipated two thousand and eleven tax returns the three hundred seventy nine page return shows he paid a tax rate of over forty percent though there's debate over how that number was calculated his tax return also reveals ties to his cayman island investments and the performance of his goldman sachs funds but perhaps the most important yet overlooked item on his two thousand and eleven tax return is romney's foreign...
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i don't think the republicans give a damn about much except themselves. i'd like to know if mitt romney ever attended a public school. >> mayor, would cuts in education spending affect your city? and i raise the question this way. you have some poor neighborhoods, every major metropolitan city in this country has some poor neighborhoods, how should we fund those school districts? >> we need to send resources where schools are having challenges and the federal government is playing a part under president obama. but let's be clear on why mitt romney is taking the position he's taking. because he wants to provide his friends a $5 trillion tax cut and he knows that he can't pay for that without cutting public education. that's the bottom line. he wants to keep all of george bush's tax cuts for everyone and then he wants to add a $5 trillion tax cut as the central plank of his policy. and in order to do that, he won't hesitate to disparage hard-working teachers, because after all, they are a part of the 47% that he believes jeopardize the performance of the co
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the stuff back to mitt romney and the republican party that waged a war on women and this freedom talk is like back in the day when people wanted to ban child labor and the response was freedom to contract for children for forcing them into labor. it's not freedom to be paid less. there is not a woman in america who said i want to be free to get less money for the same day's work. >> would president obama's team in a position of strength with all of this happening go down and try to grab missouri? it's not a state he is expected to win. it was a state in the last election, no question about it, but this senate race and of course mitt romney's unwillingness to get behind todd akin, doesn't that change the dynamic of the national race? >> i think it does and you can get reverse coat tail where is if this solidifies and certain conservatives are turned off and they are not turning out, that changes the dynamic and you get a different turn out. >> what are do you think, michelle? >> it would be smart to contest it again to kind of throw the romney campaign back on their heels. i don't know
the stuff back to mitt romney and the republican party that waged a war on women and this freedom talk is like back in the day when people wanted to ban child labor and the response was freedom to contract for children for forcing them into labor. it's not freedom to be paid less. there is not a woman in america who said i want to be free to get less money for the same day's work. >> would president obama's team in a position of strength with all of this happening go down and try to grab...
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republicans are hoping for a game changer in the next few days, but romney's path to victory is starting to disappear. president obama is ahead in all of the vital swing states needed for victory. if the election were held today an associated press analysis shows president obama would win at least 271 electoral votes. 270 votes wins the presidency. the romney campaign is struggling, to say the least. romney's own running mate was forced to admit how their campaign has stumbled. >> so, yeah, we have had some missteps, but at the end of the day, the choice is really clear. we're giving people a clear choice. >> paul ryan was asked about the tax cuts for the millionaires proposed by romney and ryan's budget plans. he was a guest on fox news sunday with chris wallace and the vice presidential candidate made some missteps of his own. >> how much would it cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> i'm just talking about -- the cut in tax rates. >> it's lower, all americans tax rates. it's revenue neutral. >> it's not unless you take away the deductions. we're going to get to that. the first half. lower
republicans are hoping for a game changer in the next few days, but romney's path to victory is starting to disappear. president obama is ahead in all of the vital swing states needed for victory. if the election were held today an associated press analysis shows president obama would win at least 271 electoral votes. 270 votes wins the presidency. the romney campaign is struggling, to say the least. romney's own running mate was forced to admit how their campaign has stumbled. >> so,...
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creating chaos in the republican party and leave out 2016 -- oh! >> the jersey is strong in this one. >> so all these guys to have a mild familiarity with the english language and it is considered a win. can we hear from someone not affiliated with the campaigns, what their expectation might be? >> both men have a monumental undertaking for the first debate, one of them has to come off as nicer and less air began than he really is and the other has to be zero more normal and lestrange than he really is. >> jon: then how did we end up with these two idiots? look, we are not looking for coherent ideology, americans are just looking for assurance the next president isn't going to be a weirdo. who thinks she better than us. how exactly will romney counter the idea that he is awkward and not normal? >> mr. romney's team concluded the debates are about creating moments, the quick series of zingers he has memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. >> jon: they equipped him with zingers. >> and you know what? the best zingers are two ones you
creating chaos in the republican party and leave out 2016 -- oh! >> the jersey is strong in this one. >> so all these guys to have a mild familiarity with the english language and it is considered a win. can we hear from someone not affiliated with the campaigns, what their expectation might be? >> both men have a monumental undertaking for the first debate, one of them has to come off as nicer and less air began than he really is and the other has to be zero more normal and...
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had that debate to get ready for this call just to get the republican nomination. this president, largely on challenge and we know from this experience that first debate in particular was very unnerving to president bush when the guy was getting in his face and not necessarily being differential. that is a tough issue for presidents to have to face the challenger. >> he handles it pretty well. gerri: we will see. i think he gets easily take off, and that might or might not help. something is going to rattle the other guy. his response to the other guy's charges, you know, silly guys like me will be talking about it. we will see. it's still early. gerri: let me tell you. your coverage of the conventions was fantastic. my expectations were higher than they are for mitt romney. we're going to talk to the co-founder of home depot. >> sarah palin will be joining us. as you know, and you have been championing -- champ in in this like nobody's business. he wants to make it front and center in the debate tonight. indications are that it will be. that should suit him just w
had that debate to get ready for this call just to get the republican nomination. this president, largely on challenge and we know from this experience that first debate in particular was very unnerving to president bush when the guy was getting in his face and not necessarily being differential. that is a tough issue for presidents to have to face the challenger. >> he handles it pretty well. gerri: we will see. i think he gets easily take off, and that might or might not help. something...
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on one because he was only in the republican primary debates. do you buy that? >> oh, please. please, please, please. give me 20 breaks. not just one. mitt romney debated against ted kennedy back in the '90s. he debated one on one when he ran for governor. he probably turned his campaign around when he ran for governor and won the governorship because of what happened in that debate. and listen to the republicans, don't listen to me because nobody's -- i'm, obviously, partisan. but just this morning on "morning joe," newt gingrich, who debated him many, many times, said that he got clobbered by him, that mitt romney, when he had to down in florida, literally turned things around, everybody saw that and knows that. mitt romney debated -- tim pawlenty said he's as good as a debater as there is, i'm telling you that because i debated him all the time. these are guys that ran against him. the fact is that mitt romney is very good debater. he's done a very good job. he's practiced and practiced and practiced and he's been flying around with, you know
on one because he was only in the republican primary debates. do you buy that? >> oh, please. please, please, please. give me 20 breaks. not just one. mitt romney debated against ted kennedy back in the '90s. he debated one on one when he ran for governor. he probably turned his campaign around when he ran for governor and won the governorship because of what happened in that debate. and listen to the republicans, don't listen to me because nobody's -- i'm, obviously, partisan. but just...
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romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama after the democratic national convention. a ek after the fund-raising deo was released by mother jones, obama has opened up a six-point lead. president obama was also in ohio today, delivering a knockout punch. and, oh, yes, he reminded ohio voters where mitt romney was when the state needed him at a ital te. >>n mypponent sa we should just let detroit go bankrupt, that would have meant walking away from an industry that supports one in eight ohio jobs. it supports busisses in 82 of 88 ohio counties so when he said that, i said, no, i'm g
romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama...
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that's an early move obama made that republicans criticized, mitt romney was against it. but it is making a huge difference in ohio's comeback. >> let me get a look at the latest poll and bring in david. a new washington post poll has president obama out front in ohio and florida. inside the numbers we see how the president has hit home with ohio voters on understanding economic problems people are having right now. obama beats romney by 31 on connecting on their problems. 51 points in florida -- actually, 15. on handling taxes, president obama beats romney by a wide margin, 17 points in ohio. in florida it's closer, leads by one. in handling medicare, obama beats romney by 1 in ohio, 15 in florida. what i understand, looking at the differential, florida has a lot of retired people, obviously. very sensitive. in a sense, ohio has people who can't afford to get down to florida in the wintertime. their social security, medicare, and maybe if they're lucky, some pension and savings. >> you know, we've talked about this for months now. after the 2010 election, obama sat down
that's an early move obama made that republicans criticized, mitt romney was against it. but it is making a huge difference in ohio's comeback. >> let me get a look at the latest poll and bring in david. a new washington post poll has president obama out front in ohio and florida. inside the numbers we see how the president has hit home with ohio voters on understanding economic problems people are having right now. obama beats romney by 31 on connecting on their problems. 51 points in...
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in some 20 republican primary debates. the obama campaign announced today the president will be back in our area on friday at a campaign rally in fairfax, virginia. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. ws. >> let's bring in fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin now to talk a little more. most polls show that mitt romney is within striking distance now, but the pressure obviously on him. what does he need to do in this debate? >> he's locked up the republican vote. republicans are for him, maybe not happily. they don't think maybe he's philosophically ideal logically as pure as he would like, but it seems to me he has to appeal to voters doesn't have. those are independents, people not aligned with the democrat or republican party and suburban women. that would be constituencies maybe who are undecided or wavering on obama that he needs to get. >> what does he need to avoid doing? >> how about not looking at his watch. remember george bush, i. how about not interrupting. you remember al gore? how about not sighing and also just absol
in some 20 republican primary debates. the obama campaign announced today the president will be back in our area on friday at a campaign rally in fairfax, virginia. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. ws. >> let's bring in fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin now to talk a little more. most polls show that mitt romney is within striking distance now, but the pressure obviously on him. what does he need to do in this debate? >> he's locked up the republican vote. republicans are for him,...
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a down ballot effect could happen it to mitt romney to republican race as cross the country. "the daily beast" says the gop is suffering from self-dell lugs syndrome. joining me are three quarters of nbc's newest show "the cycle," krystal ball, toure, and s.e. cupp. >> steve is here as the holy ghost, right? >> anyway, okay. so krystal ball, i want to start with the latest comments from todd akin. they kay claire miss cass kill unlady-like. >> unbelievable. >> among them newt gingrich, rick santorum, jim demight not, high profile. do you agree that this could have a national trickle-down effect here? >> i think it has a trickle-down effect and it has a trickle-up effect as well. look at mitt romney's polls in ohio he's trailing among women by 25 points. so the overall impression of the republican party as not getting women, as being very unfriendly towards women, as not scientifically understanding women has had a negative impact on the gop. it's unbelievable that in the very week when he finally -- when the deadline passed that he could no longer get out of the race he comes
a down ballot effect could happen it to mitt romney to republican race as cross the country. "the daily beast" says the gop is suffering from self-dell lugs syndrome. joining me are three quarters of nbc's newest show "the cycle," krystal ball, toure, and s.e. cupp. >> steve is here as the holy ghost, right? >> anyway, okay. so krystal ball, i want to start with the latest comments from todd akin. they kay claire miss cass kill unlady-like. >> unbelievable....
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romney hasn't been helped much by local republicans, for example, governor cass governor kassic. and i want to play you a batch of back tape. take a listen. >> i hope you all know that ohio's coming back. from 48th in job creation to number four. number one in the midwest. we have grown 123,000 jobs in the state of ohio. our families are going back to work. >> my heart aches for the people. income's going down. every year going down, down, down. these are tough times, even for families with jobs. >> governor it's tough isn't it, because kasich wants to talk about the economy uptick only for romney to come in and say the state is cratering. >> romney was talking about ohio under governor taft. the recovery had already started because of the recovery act and because of the salvation of the auto industry. and president obama doesn't credit for what's happening in ohio. but you're right, they have contradictory messages. and mitt romney's coming here to ohio and trying to say everything is doom and gloom but our economy is on the rebound and it's on the rebound in large part because
romney hasn't been helped much by local republicans, for example, governor cass governor kassic. and i want to play you a batch of back tape. take a listen. >> i hope you all know that ohio's coming back. from 48th in job creation to number four. number one in the midwest. we have grown 123,000 jobs in the state of ohio. our families are going back to work. >> my heart aches for the people. income's going down. every year going down, down, down. these are tough times, even for...
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the exact same message of the republican party would be his and romney exudes top 1%-ness. christy has a middle class air about him. i think the trick for republicans this year to capitalize on this atmosphere, economic anxiety crisis is they will have a top 1% message. this is the wrong year to nominate mitt romney. that's the first thing. the second thing is this. the central calculation of the romney campaign is economically frustrated swing voters would say, all right, the unemployment is too high. we just want to vote obama out and looking for a suitable protest vehicle and romney would be that suitable protest vehicle. they asked people in ohio have the obama policies made the economy better or if given more time will his policies make things better or failed? >> 58% adding them together say it's made it better, made things better or they will. for romney's strategy to work, that number cannot ever be over 50%. the romney strategy rests on people saying this guy's a failure. they're not saying that. >> romney needs to hammer the message that obama's policies have been
the exact same message of the republican party would be his and romney exudes top 1%-ness. christy has a middle class air about him. i think the trick for republicans this year to capitalize on this atmosphere, economic anxiety crisis is they will have a top 1% message. this is the wrong year to nominate mitt romney. that's the first thing. the second thing is this. the central calculation of the romney campaign is economically frustrated swing voters would say, all right, the unemployment is...
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governor romney, you are now the leader of the republican pert. you're willing to talkbout vetera evewhenou c't g seo a t war and even when you plainly don't understand the issue you're discussing. still, this is kind of an easy one. you could take a position on the veterans jobs bill. do you think the senators from yourwn party should stop blocking the veterans job corps bill? one of the million times that you relaunched yourself since youed losing so badly after the conventions, you said the way you were going to relaunch is start getting specific. let's get specific. you won't get specific on the war. you're obviously willing to mention veterans to get plause. whn' s t? whr othelpyou, it would be great for the country. we are 40 days out. hope springs eternal. maybe this campaign can yet live up to what our politics are supposed to be. and what on the issue of the wars they have always previously been before you became one of the nominees andouldt handle it. wa s pemd e we've got problems. do you have anything to say about how to fix them? [ ma
governor romney, you are now the leader of the republican pert. you're willing to talkbout vetera evewhenou c't g seo a t war and even when you plainly don't understand the issue you're discussing. still, this is kind of an easy one. you could take a position on the veterans jobs bill. do you think the senators from yourwn party should stop blocking the veterans job corps bill? one of the million times that you relaunched yourself since youed losing so badly after the conventions, you said the...
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it's what mitt romney did to himself in the primaries, what the republicans did to themselves in the primary. they know unless they get 35% minimum or so of the hispanic vote, they can't win the election. they're going to hope and pray that that 70% doesn't turn out because hispanic turnout is traditionally lower than the numbers indicate. if that percentage holds up, it makes it very, very difficult. in states like this one, in states like colorado, a swing state we're in, or nevada, or even north carolina and ohio, for the republicans to win. they are a minority of a minority demographically. that's what that number shows. >> we have nate silver's estimates today. he points out some fascinating thing. a very smart guy who writes for the new york times. he points out what's going on. he analyzed the polls coming in and going out of debates since 1969. he doesn't look at who won the debate. he looks at the polls before and after to see what happened in those debates. he found usually a small bounce coming out of the first debate for the challenger, not the incumbent. also noted no ca
it's what mitt romney did to himself in the primaries, what the republicans did to themselves in the primary. they know unless they get 35% minimum or so of the hispanic vote, they can't win the election. they're going to hope and pray that that 70% doesn't turn out because hispanic turnout is traditionally lower than the numbers indicate. if that percentage holds up, it makes it very, very difficult. in states like this one, in states like colorado, a swing state we're in, or nevada, or even...
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one of the things i found when i interviewed romney before the republican convention, we did it down in new orleans, he hasn't done this yet but he's very at ease talking about finance, talking about business. as a consultant, he was involved in many, many different industries. he can talk about technology, about retail, about cars. i think people want to see, what's your expertise? what is it about your background and knowledge base that would make you a better leader in terms of free jobs? he hasn't he can plained that very well. >> your interview in the september 3rd issue of "time ", you pressed him on tax loopholes, which ones he would close. you kind of went at him to really give specifics. >> right. >> and his response was, i know our democrat friends would love to have me specify one of or two so they could amass the special interest to fight that effort. can he get away with that tonight? i mean, he hinted at details recently but will he be forced to be more specific? >> i'm going to make a prediction here on your show. >> okay. >> which is that actually tonight he will reve
one of the things i found when i interviewed romney before the republican convention, we did it down in new orleans, he hasn't done this yet but he's very at ease talking about finance, talking about business. as a consultant, he was involved in many, many different industries. he can talk about technology, about retail, about cars. i think people want to see, what's your expertise? what is it about your background and knowledge base that would make you a better leader in terms of free jobs? he...
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i mean, the model that romney coulit be good fororkersn ohio? well, it'not. cuts for thit doe't work. what works is when you buiheout. e au reshas worked in but re thathe percentage points ler than in 2010. we have more tire jobsmore l jobs, moluminum jobs i want the president to take one more steand that is anroey could help uwith this. th could pass my legislation inhe hou. we he passed it t senate to level t playingieldn chinese currency, the largest sete.tisan jobs bill tss the >> he hasn't. and the romney camp keeps coming ba. it'sassed theenate and boehner won't bring up inhe use. the obama campaign iout toda with a new ad about a campai op mitt roey made in ohio. i wa to get your reaction to it heret is >> the coal mine in thesads, tus out ey were told tt atan ory.y was, quotemandat their mineas clod, lt the d. commerci. >> employees fl th wer foed to go. they had to ta the day off hey had a li of who was the anwho wasn. th felt ey woun't have a job if they didn't go. >> on one handthe si mol iso outsource the jobs. the metuff.va an>> nsurpri. i go bac
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from governor romney to the county court hours, i'll be working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin. just like all of our gop candidates elected in the august primary, the missouri republican party stands behind congressman todd akin. when asked on the last word last night about romney, senator clair mchaskell more than failed to take the bait. >> this is someone's always operated on the fringe of his republican parties. we're going to have a lot of republicans helping us out in this race. >> of course, that's going to be the more damaging ad is not akin's words, it's all the words of republicans that denounced akin that will be running on ad after ad. let's taking a last. republicans, they need to pick up a net of four senate seats to get the majority assuming president gets re-election, three if mitt romney wins. here are their best chances in order, nebraska, montana, wisconsin, missouri, ohio, virginia, florida. >> we've gotten from republicans definitely favored to pick up seats and probably taking control of the senate to a coin flip on senate contr
from governor romney to the county court hours, i'll be working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin. just like all of our gop candidates elected in the august primary, the missouri republican party stands behind congressman todd akin. when asked on the last word last night about romney, senator clair mchaskell more than failed to take the bait. >> this is someone's always operated on the fringe of his republican parties. we're going to have a lot of...
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republican insiders tell us why. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> home prices may be going up, but the buyers aren't who you think. >>> plus, we have seen the studies, we have heard the resume yo rumors, but dr. sanjay gupta reveals the truths about the hazards of cell phones. >>> plus -- >> the meat hook was there. they said rebels tortured and hanged people here. >> this scene inside a syrian town where the killings don't stop. ♪ chirping beeping camera ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping tapping shaking remote wouldn't it be great to have one less battery to worry about? car honking irping the 2012 sonata hybrid. the only hybrid with a lifetime hybrid battery warranty. from hyundai. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will
republican insiders tell us why. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> home prices may be going up, but the buyers aren't who you think. >>> plus, we have seen the studies, we have heard the resume yo rumors, but dr. sanjay gupta reveals the truths about the hazards of cell phones. >>> plus -- >> the meat hook was there. they said rebels tortured and hanged people here. >> this scene inside a syrian town where the killings don't stop. ♪ chirping...
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. >> romney and the republicans keep talking about another tax cut for the job creators. don't we just see them increasing their profits by outsourcing this way? i mean, the model that romney wants to lay on the country, how could it be good for workers in ohio? >> well, it's not. we tried these tax cuts for the rich. hoping it trickles down to the middle class, it doesn't work. what works is when you build the economy from the middle class out. the auto rescue has worked in ohio. we're not where we need to be, but more than three percentage points lower than in 2010. we have more tire jobs, more steel jobs, more aluminum jobs in sydney, ohio. i want the president to take one more step and that is and romney could help us with this. they could pass my legislation in the house. we have passed it in the senate to level the playing field on chinese currency, the largest bipartisan jobs bill to pass the senate. we're asking -- >> he hasn't. and the romney camp keeps coming back. it's passed in the senate and boehner won't bring it up in the house. the obama campaign is out to
. >> romney and the republicans keep talking about another tax cut for the job creators. don't we just see them increasing their profits by outsourcing this way? i mean, the model that romney wants to lay on the country, how could it be good for workers in ohio? >> well, it's not. we tried these tax cuts for the rich. hoping it trickles down to the middle class, it doesn't work. what works is when you build the economy from the middle class out. the auto rescue has worked in ohio....
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republican presidential nominee mitt romney flies to colorado tomorrow. he holds a rally in the swing state tomorrow night before hunkering down for final preparations. meanwhile his wingman, running mate paul ripian campaigns at the beginning of the week in iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. all eyes will be on the economy this week. the big news for wall street comes on friday with the september jobs report. of course, that is key for the market, but it's also key in the race for the white house. also ahead, we'll get a look at september auto sales data as well as the latest look at construction spending. we'll see if those indicators show any continued signs of improvement like we've been seeing in the housing market. the fed releases minutes from its last meeting, shedding more light on the central bank's decision to try to further stimulate the u.s. economy. we'll track that and all the week's business news on cnn. >>> former my name is earl star jaime pressly will join me. we've also got a big showbiz countdown this week of the best presidentia
republican presidential nominee mitt romney flies to colorado tomorrow. he holds a rally in the swing state tomorrow night before hunkering down for final preparations. meanwhile his wingman, running mate paul ripian campaigns at the beginning of the week in iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. all eyes will be on the economy this week. the big news for wall street comes on friday with the september jobs report. of course, that is key for the market, but it's also key in the race...
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one of the interesting tensions on the republican side is the sort of schism between what mitt romney is selling in terms of the agony that's out there and what republican governor kasich is selling which is that ohio's on the come back. do you congressman, give republican governor john kasich credit for ohio's bounce up? >> well, no. he's very capable but i think that the one thing that he's done to prepare for president obama's strong emergence in ohio particularly this year is he went after republican parties, including police and fire and tried to strip their collective bargaining rights. people in ohio, in a stunning defeat for governor kasich voted that proposal down. but you know, i think that the unions in ohio are still very strong and their membership is feeling what they feel would be the wrath of a certain type of economics that governor kasich espouses that mr. romney would of course, follow. so i think there's that factor in ohio you have to remember. ohio next to wisconsin was the calderon of this battle between workers trying to have -- >> jennifer: you think the resid
one of the interesting tensions on the republican side is the sort of schism between what mitt romney is selling in terms of the agony that's out there and what republican governor kasich is selling which is that ohio's on the come back. do you congressman, give republican governor john kasich credit for ohio's bounce up? >> well, no. he's very capable but i think that the one thing that he's done to prepare for president obama's strong emergence in ohio particularly this year is he went...
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but let's begin with the romney camp, and the man who kicked off the republican convention last month, new jersey governor chris christie. good morning. >> good morning, george. >> since the convention, romney has fallen behind in the battlegrounds. new polls out this morning, ohio and iowa, behind in both. governor romney has to shake things up wednesday night. doesn't he? >> he's going to, i mean, every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well. laying out his vision very clearly, and contrasting himself and his vision to whoever the opponent was at that time. when we get to thursday morning, you'll be saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> the more we see of governor romney the more voters are going to like him, that hasn't happened yet. on the one hand he has to be assertive with the president but likable with voters. how does that happen? >> be truthful. if you tell the truth about what's going on in our country, people are going to understand that's critical o
but let's begin with the romney camp, and the man who kicked off the republican convention last month, new jersey governor chris christie. good morning. >> good morning, george. >> since the convention, romney has fallen behind in the battlegrounds. new polls out this morning, ohio and iowa, behind in both. governor romney has to shake things up wednesday night. doesn't he? >> he's going to, i mean, every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these...
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probably more for mitt romney because no republican has ever won the keys to the white house without winning here. so they got their challenges ahead of them. >> hey, ron, we've been spending a lot of time talking about the presidential debate in denver. paul ryan's first debate with vice president joe biden, that's about two weeks away. what are you hearing about his debate preparation? >> the voters we run into, they are looking forward to seeing paul ryan debate vice president biden that is on thursday october 11th in danville, kentucky. this week paul ryan, he's got some campaigning to do monday in iowa, four stop there'sment and then he is going to go to virginia for a three-day boot camp, if you will, debate camp, wednesday, thursday, friday. he is going the watch the presidential debate on wed night, and then he'll be with his team with that intensive 72-hour period trying to get prepared for joe biden. both sides are crediting the other's with being very good debaters. paul ryan, this is a big step up for him from a congressman to the national stage. he is going up against a
probably more for mitt romney because no republican has ever won the keys to the white house without winning here. so they got their challenges ahead of them. >> hey, ron, we've been spending a lot of time talking about the presidential debate in denver. paul ryan's first debate with vice president joe biden, that's about two weeks away. what are you hearing about his debate preparation? >> the voters we run into, they are looking forward to seeing paul ryan debate vice president...
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on t republican side, there is no story about mitt romney. d the story they tell about ba o ill is all these bad things. if you are trying to figure out what is the strategy here? it is a lot more difficult on their side. the spending has been erratic and they are probably t having as big of an impact. >> did you know that was the arc no matter what he did. did you have that mapped out? >> we started that in cember of last year. if he was going to make his businessism experience the center argument. we also knew that the ryan budget was the most toxic thing th he was associated with. >> you thought you wld b etor pked paul ryan. >> i'm giving myself fridays off. >> not quite fridays off but it did make the job more straight forward. and george thorus pledged more money to you today. why did he do that today and why didn't he do that before and what is the coequence of that? ditngerh enceth- democrats who gave to him, does it bring them out of the woodwork? >> is this the moment where we need to get involve snd. >> we are getting into this per
on t republican side, there is no story about mitt romney. d the story they tell about ba o ill is all these bad things. if you are trying to figure out what is the strategy here? it is a lot more difficult on their side. the spending has been erratic and they are probably t having as big of an impact. >> did you know that was the arc no matter what he did. did you have that mapped out? >> we started that in cember of last year. if he was going to make his businessism experience the...
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this is not the republican primary anymore but -- >> is he principled, do you think, mitt romney? >> that's not the issue to me. i think he will -- i think he's principled in the sense that he will keep the commitments that he has made. almost all people when they run for president make a number of commitments. when they get elected, almost all presidents since modern studies have been done on this, last seven or eight presidents, make an exceptional effort to do what they said they were going to do, and when there is an exception to that, there's normally an overwhelming reason. like abraham lincoln promised not to free the slaves. we're glad he didn't keep that promise. franklin roosevelt promised to balance the budget in his first term. he couldn't have done that because of the depression. so we're glad he didn't try. then almost every other president may have one smaller issue but by and large, they all do what they say they're going to do so yes, i think we should assume that he will be principled on that. he knows what he promised to do in the primary and what he said in the
this is not the republican primary anymore but -- >> is he principled, do you think, mitt romney? >> that's not the issue to me. i think he will -- i think he's principled in the sense that he will keep the commitments that he has made. almost all people when they run for president make a number of commitments. when they get elected, almost all presidents since modern studies have been done on this, last seven or eight presidents, make an exceptional effort to do what they said they...
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>> well, from what i understand, prominent business republicans, have given a lot of money to mitt romney over the last you know year. and have access to him through direct lior intermedia, voicing their concern he is not using paul ryan enough, and that he is been muzzling paul ryan, this is reached a sort of crescendo, talk it pointed where ryan has had to dispel the rumor or notion, i should say, he has been muzzled. neil: he is speaking everywhere. but media decides if they want tto pay attention. >> but what is he saying? is he taking the fight to president obama, who according to business community, is a vulnerable in a lot of different areas. neil: they are saying to each other, they did an intervention, say, come on, hello. >> i understand they have been ramping up their criticism, telling their people in the campaign, and getting damn close to the principles and wondering has the best weapon we have, a guy that is pretty smart, very well reported, and game for a fight, as congressman ryan, is he being muzzled as the potential vice president of the united states or nominee ar fore
>> well, from what i understand, prominent business republicans, have given a lot of money to mitt romney over the last you know year. and have access to him through direct lior intermedia, voicing their concern he is not using paul ryan enough, and that he is been muzzling paul ryan, this is reached a sort of crescendo, talk it pointed where ryan has had to dispel the rumor or notion, i should say, he has been muzzled. neil: he is speaking everywhere. but media decides if they want tto...
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guess where mitt romney and paul ryan and rand paul are now? ohio. they walked up to the stage. i understand they walked up to the song "the boys are back in town." let's take a listen. >> did you get help from that? his idea now, he's got one new, one new idea. i admit one thing he did not do in his first four years, he said he'll do in the next four years, raise taxes. is there anybody who thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? his plan is to continue what he's done before. the status quo has not worked. we cannot afford four more years of barack obama. we're not going to have four more years of barack obama. his plan and his approach says fundamentally that government knows better than you how to live your life, how to pick winners and losers, how to choose companies that can be successful and products that have a future, the government, that a group of bureaucrats of real smart people, working hard, they're good people who work in washington, but he has this view that somehow they know better than free people. so he's going to put them in the most important --
guess where mitt romney and paul ryan and rand paul are now? ohio. they walked up to the stage. i understand they walked up to the song "the boys are back in town." let's take a listen. >> did you get help from that? his idea now, he's got one new, one new idea. i admit one thing he did not do in his first four years, he said he'll do in the next four years, raise taxes. is there anybody who thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? his plan is to continue what he's...
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and republican chris christie made a bold prediction on abc's "this week." >> every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well so i have absolute confidence thursday morning you'll shake your head saying it's a brand-new race. >> reporter: christie is way off the romney campaign script. they're trying to lower expectations. >> look, president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. this is mitt's first time on this kind of stage. >> reporter: paul ryan, the vice presidential nominee preparing for his own debate avoided giving details much the tax plan even when pressed. >> haven't given me the math. >> i don't have the -- it would take me too long to go through all of the math. >> reporter: the president is in nevada at any time for what insiders call three days of debate camp at a resort outside of las vegas. they too are trying to lower expectations and believe the count that the romney campaign is convinced debates
and republican chris christie made a bold prediction on abc's "this week." >> every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well so i have absolute confidence thursday morning you'll shake your head saying it's a brand-new race. >> reporter: christie is way off the romney campaign script. they're trying to lower expectations. >> look, president obama is a very --...
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one of the lines being used by the republicans right now, the conservatives is that mitt romney is just this great debater. i mean, he is a great debater. can somebody remind the american peopleand ll do it right twee ary si president obama, let me remind you, is a fierce competitor. he will be prepared. he knows his material. he knows who he is. he knows his accomplishments and he knows exactly where he wants to take this country. can you really s that about mitt romney? get your cell phones out. i want to know what you thk. tonight's question. cae idsun momentum for 40 days? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.c and leave a comment. we're joined by florida congresswoman, dbi erscz,irth democratic national committee. congresswoman, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. good to be with you again. >> you bet. are democrats very confidentn the ground game that you can duplicate this around the country, wt you ven able eld,rey proud if you look at the contrast between our two campaigns, president obama's campaign has been in the process
one of the lines being used by the republicans right now, the conservatives is that mitt romney is just this great debater. i mean, he is a great debater. can somebody remind the american peopleand ll do it right twee ary si president obama, let me remind you, is a fierce competitor. he will be prepared. he knows his material. he knows who he is. he knows his accomplishments and he knows exactly where he wants to take this country. can you really s that about mitt romney? get your cell phones...
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a growing number of republicans that say romney needs a clear are victory on wednesday or else the donor support will start to dry up and so will the grass roots support. >> first of all, the polls are close. this is going be a close race. second of all i don't think. >> chris: but you are trailing. >> we are running against an incumbent president with incredible resources. more importantly i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. he is an experienced debater. he has done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> chris: there were 23 debates during the primarys. >> people are going to see who is mitt romney and what kind of president is he going to be and what are the choices i have. that is what matters in this particular debate and all of the debates which is i know what president obama has done and all of the empty promises and broken promises and know about the ugly stagnant economy. what is mitt romney and paul ryan offer
a growing number of republicans that say romney needs a clear are victory on wednesday or else the donor support will start to dry up and so will the grass roots support. >> first of all, the polls are close. this is going be a close race. second of all i don't think. >> chris: but you are trailing. >> we are running against an incumbent president with incredible resources. more importantly i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. president obama is a...
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he can't play to his strengths. >> is it time for more republicans to stand upwind of mitt romney? >> look, i think with 41 days- re g tt to say it. i'm not saying it, martin. >> okay. >> with 41 days left in the campaign, and the grumbling we're hearing about let ryan be ryan, clearly folks have decided governor romney is beyond help. governor romney doesn't to want listen to outside forces how he can help, right his campaign, governor -- excuse , congressman ryan is someone young enough and does have bold ideas. it might not be the right ones tooi s, he has but aeast in them, that can be debated. he's young enough if the romney/ryan ticket loses in november, he still gets t return to washington, assuming he wins re-election to his seat, which most lely wi happe buhes t g b t wagton as a leader in his party, who can still take up the fight. >> ken, when people say, as jonathan jusdid, that paul ryan should be unleashed, he was unleashed before the aarp conferce where he took his 78ear-d moer hs we s w believes about medicare and they booed and abused him throughout his spee. i mea
he can't play to his strengths. >> is it time for more republicans to stand upwind of mitt romney? >> look, i think with 41 days- re g tt to say it. i'm not saying it, martin. >> okay. >> with 41 days left in the campaign, and the grumbling we're hearing about let ryan be ryan, clearly folks have decided governor romney is beyond help. governor romney doesn't to want listen to outside forces how he can help, right his campaign, governor -- excuse , congressman ryan is...
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my predictions -- romney will repeat his claim that obama cut $700 billion from medicare. during the primaries, the republicans used to claim that obama funded his health-care plan with $500 billion in cuts. how did it balloon to $700 billion? a simple explanation. the congressional budget office is in a new estimate based on a different and later 10-year time line. republicans decided to pick the biggest number possible. medicare -- spending is not being reduced. $700 billion -- that comes from the difference over 10 years between anticipated medicare spending, what is known as the baseline, and changes the law makes to reduce spending. the statement -- that is mostly come out of health care providers, not medicare beneficiaries. the medicare actuary has raised significant doubts as to whether any cuts would take place. they are actually a bit onerous. according to the medicare trustees' report, propose reductions in spending actual strength in the long-term health of the medicare program. in fact, house republicans adopted many of the same cuts in their own budget. a poi
my predictions -- romney will repeat his claim that obama cut $700 billion from medicare. during the primaries, the republicans used to claim that obama funded his health-care plan with $500 billion in cuts. how did it balloon to $700 billion? a simple explanation. the congressional budget office is in a new estimate based on a different and later 10-year time line. republicans decided to pick the biggest number possible. medicare -- spending is not being reduced. $700 billion -- that comes...
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jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and
jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia...
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. >> really good spoken for the romney, ryan ticket, as well. >> just when you thought republicans couldn't get more offensive, here comes scott brown in massachusetts. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. sir... excuse me, excuse me... can i get you to sign off on the johnson case... ♪ we built this city! ♪ don't let food hang around. ♪ on rock & roll! ♪ [ orbit trumpet plays ] clean it up with orbit! [ ding! ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling... eat. drink. chew orbit. (vo) now, it's your turn. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> the whole country's talking about the nfl referees locked out since june for an incredibly small amount, $4,000 per game. this strike could be settled. even though the nfl's a $9 billion industry the owners are being greedy saying nope, we're not going to give it to them. these replacement refs are doing great job. the country disagrees. there was the guy dressed up as a saints fan wanted to be a
. >> really good spoken for the romney, ryan ticket, as well. >> just when you thought republicans couldn't get more offensive, here comes scott brown in massachusetts. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. sir... excuse me, excuse me... can i get you to sign off on the johnson case... ♪ we built this city! ♪ don't let food hang around. ♪ on...
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>> mitt romney was able to beat his republican challengers with tough rebuttals and good lines. he's been prepping extensively for the debate tomorrow night. is that a good thing or bad thing? does he run the risk coming across too rehearsed? >> the fact they are spending eight days in debate camp is unprecedented, no question about that. the danger of that is you overprogram the guy to the point where he gets on that stage and he is in some invisible straitjacket. that's the last thing they need. bill clinton said something smart about debates. they are like jazz. there is a melody you have to play, but you have to be able to imp improvi improvise, as well. if you're too rigid, you don't hear the opportunity to riff. >> there is a rich history and not all of them involve what the candidate said rather than what they did. when president bush was checking his watch. the cut-aways are so pivotal to see what type of response the other candidate is having. the reaction, that is. both sides need to play this cool, correct? >> they sure do. that is a great question. it's a great thing
>> mitt romney was able to beat his republican challengers with tough rebuttals and good lines. he's been prepping extensively for the debate tomorrow night. is that a good thing or bad thing? does he run the risk coming across too rehearsed? >> the fact they are spending eight days in debate camp is unprecedented, no question about that. the danger of that is you overprogram the guy to the point where he gets on that stage and he is in some invisible straitjacket. that's the last...
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. >> really good spoken for the romney ryan ticket, as well. >> just when you thought republicans couldn't get more offensive, here comes scott brown in massachusetts. an energizing fruit or relaxing mint flavor. new 5 rpm gum. stimulate your senses. (vo) now, it's your turn. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> the whole country's talking about the nfl referees locked out since june for an incredibly small amount, $4,000 per game. this strike could be settled. even though the nfl's a $9 billion industry the owners are being greedy saying nope, we're not going to give it to them. these replacement refs are doing great job. the country disagrees. there was the guy dressed up as a saints fan wanted to be a referee. they realized it right before the game and had to take him out. there was the guy to hold mccry oh, by wait, you're on my fantasy football team, go get 'em. oh my god. there's refs last night the seattle-green bay game might have been the straw that broke the camels back. >> could this play be the tipping point? last night the game went down to th
. >> really good spoken for the romney ryan ticket, as well. >> just when you thought republicans couldn't get more offensive, here comes scott brown in massachusetts. an energizing fruit or relaxing mint flavor. new 5 rpm gum. stimulate your senses. (vo) now, it's your turn. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> the whole country's talking about the nfl referees locked out since june for an incredibly small amount, $4,000 per game. this...
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the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. the president is taking a break from campaigning today to prepare for the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. he's prepping in nevada, where he held this rally last night. he told supporters there in las vegas he hopes the debate serves as a conversation about what needs to be done to keep the country growing. the president will return to the campaign trail later this week. he is scheduled to visit fairfax county on friday. >>> mitt romney heads to denver today. the republican presidential nominee will hold a rally there this evening as he prepares for wednesday's debate. his campaign is hoping the debate gives romney a much needed boost given recent polls. new jersey governor chris christie calls it, quote, the restart of this campaign. >>> romney's running mate paul ryan will get ready for his own debate by hunkering down in virginia. still unknown where he'll setting up that camp. his debate with vice president joe biden is s
the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. the president is taking a break from campaigning today to prepare for the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. he's prepping in nevada, where he held this rally last night. he told supporters there in las vegas he hopes the debate serves as a conversation about what needs to be done to keep the country growing. the president will return to the...
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romney is shifting his focus after intense criticism from fellow republicans and highlighting the race as a choice between his plans for the economy and the president's policies. >> i represent a very different course. i will make sure that the young people of today have great jobs tomorrow and have a bright and prosperous future. that's the difference between us. >> who is going to put the most points on the board? >> you are! >> not i. governor romney, he is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the president took a break from preparations and got applause when he showed up with pizzas at his las vegas campaign office. >>> it is hard to miss the television ads about question seven in maryland. it is an effort to expand gaming in the state. lawmakers say the expansion would raise revenue for education. but how much of the money will actually go to schools. i spoke with the director of the maryland budget and tax policy institute. it is a nonpartisan organization and he says if voters approve the referendum, there should be close to $200 million that goes into the education trust fund. by
romney is shifting his focus after intense criticism from fellow republicans and highlighting the race as a choice between his plans for the economy and the president's policies. >> i represent a very different course. i will make sure that the young people of today have great jobs tomorrow and have a bright and prosperous future. that's the difference between us. >> who is going to put the most points on the board? >> you are! >> not i. governor romney, he is a good...
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just when republicans thought ck tweidw.'s and this time he could be costing romney votes right before the election. how's the public going to view this one? for more, let's turn to msnbc political analyst and "bloomberg ew" comnist, jonathan alter. >> e >> everybody's going to pay attention -- great to have you with us tonight. everybody's going to pay attention to what w. says. what's he going to say about offshore accounts? isn't kind of walking into a mitt romney minefield here? >> he's not going to say anything about offshore accounts and will ste as far clear from thpres hposs c tef what they already know. that they learned about this cayman islands swiss bank account thing months ago and it did serious damage to mitt romney. it'smposble telhow damage. the polls don't actually tell that. but this really -- you could argue before the videotape this did as much as anything to wreck his campaign. americans are smart. they might not be financial wizards but they kw you don't puureythym islands just for a good investment. yo
just when republicans thought ck tweidw.'s and this time he could be costing romney votes right before the election. how's the public going to view this one? for more, let's turn to msnbc political analyst and "bloomberg ew" comnist, jonathan alter. >> e >> everybody's going to pay attention -- great to have you with us tonight. everybody's going to pay attention to what w. says. what's he going to say about offshore accounts? isn't kind of walking into a mitt romney...
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particularly conservative republican americans are expecting mitt romney to go out there and do something and i don't know whether that as even possible right now. the first debate means everything. the whole world is watching this thing. this is a big, big debate on wednesday night. this is much bigger than the mccain-obama debate. >> today mitt romney traveled from boston to colorado where the debate will be held as a major player in romney's fund raiser confirmed to fox business that a few new york donors have backed away from financial commitments to the romney campaign and instead said they will spend their money to help the republicans hold on to the house of represents and pick up seats in the senate. the debates will be very important, said one person with knowledge of the matter. if romney does well, that money could come back. >>> new jersey's governor, chris christie the current front runner for the presidential nomination 2016 has decided his job is to state the obvious. >> it's a huge night. we've had a bad couple of weeks and we want to turn this around and if you want to tu
particularly conservative republican americans are expecting mitt romney to go out there and do something and i don't know whether that as even possible right now. the first debate means everything. the whole world is watching this thing. this is a big, big debate on wednesday night. this is much bigger than the mccain-obama debate. >> today mitt romney traveled from boston to colorado where the debate will be held as a major player in romney's fund raiser confirmed to fox business that a...
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president obama and his republican rival mitt romney are both getting ready for their first face to face presidential debate in denver wednesday night. romney is holding a rally in the mile-high city today, while the president gears up in nevada. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we get an interesting perspective on this from john mccain, he's debated both the president and mitt romney. he says we will see two very strong well-prepared debaters and he predicts few surprises. the president's behind closed doors in nevada for the next two days preparing to face mitt romney in denver wednesday. >> he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> reporter: both sides are downplaying expectations. a senior aide to the president says romney will be prepared, disciplined and aggressive. romney's debate partner calls the president a tough debater. >> barack obama is going to be formidable, and i think it will be a good debate
president obama and his republican rival mitt romney are both getting ready for their first face to face presidential debate in denver wednesday night. romney is holding a rally in the mile-high city today, while the president gears up in nevada. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we get an interesting perspective on this from john mccain, he's debated both the president and mitt romney. he says we will see two very strong...
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from govnor romney tthe uncoou i working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin." d doggone . and blunt isn't the only one changing its tune. released a statement saying, we're going to support the guy. which begs the question, will the republican national committee, that's you, reince priebus, right, would you follow suit and embrace todd akin? co on. and how long is it going to be before mitt romneylip-ops thne >> i can't defend what he said. i can't defend him. >> until when? tonight in our survey, i asked you, who will win ohio? 98% of you say president obama, >in, nol showsmt mney. president obama gaining on mitt romney in the red state of arizona. plus, outgoing senator jon kyl's senate seat could be turning blue. we're going to be talking to democrat senate candidate trying to win his seat, ne. stay with us. male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. ith the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a
from govnor romney tthe uncoou i working for the republican ticket in missouri and that includes todd akin." d doggone . and blunt isn't the only one changing its tune. released a statement saying, we're going to support the guy. which begs the question, will the republican national committee, that's you, reince priebus, right, would you follow suit and embrace todd akin? co on. and how long is it going to be before mitt romneylip-ops thne >> i can't defend what he said. i can't...
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. >> president obama and republican challenger mitt romney is going to be facing off for their first presidential debate. for undecided voters style might matter over substance. how a candidate might say something may have more impact than what he says. what does mitt romney need to say to get an edge with some of the voters. he prepared john mccain four years and ago and also worked with mitt romney. brett welcome to the show. it's to have you here. [ applause ] what would you say mitt romney has to do more than anything else in order to go into that debate and come out the winner? >> at the top of the list has to be governor romney has to tie the poor economic conditions we find ourselves in right now to the failure of the president's policies. he has to be able to litigate and make the case that the policies the president has put forward have caused the economy to continue to go down. folks believe the economy is bad right now but what they don't actually believe is it is the president's fault. he has to make that case in the debate with the president standing on the stage with hi
. >> president obama and republican challenger mitt romney is going to be facing off for their first presidential debate. for undecided voters style might matter over substance. how a candidate might say something may have more impact than what he says. what does mitt romney need to say to get an edge with some of the voters. he prepared john mccain four years and ago and also worked with mitt romney. brett welcome to the show. it's to have you here. [ applause ] what would you say mitt...